1 CGHC010290312026 2026:CGHC:32514 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5695 of 2026 Ramswaroop Soni S/o Shri Jhadu Ram Soni Aged About 63 Years R/o Gorkha Colony Ward No. 31 New Shanti Nagar (Shankar Nagar) Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. (Petitioner Was Retired On 31/07/2025 From The Post Of Sthal Sahayak) ... Petitioner versus 1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Distt.- Raipur, C.G. 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Work Department, Nirman Bhawan, Sector 19 North Block, Nava Raipur, Distt.- Raipur, C.G. 3 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department, Near Akashwani, Distt.- Raipur, C.G. 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department, Near Akashwani, Raipur, Distt.- Raipur, C.G. 5 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, Division No. 02, Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.07.29 18:43:10 +0530 2 6 - District Treasury Officer, District Treasury Office, Raipur, District Raipur, C.G. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Saksham Soni, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Akanksha Verma, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 29/07/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claim of the Petitioner for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work- Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. 2. According to the Petitioner, he has made his claim in the light of the recent decision passed by this Court rendered in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) decided on 30.9.2022, wherein similar claim of the Petitioner therein has been allowed. The said decision also stands affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No.119/2023, decided on 20.6.2023. 3. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at this juncture, directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claim of similarly placed person herein in the light of the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subject- 3 matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. 4. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar